24 March 2020 Liberal Judaism will be bringing its Biennial Weekend directly into people’s homes, using the latest cutting-edge technology to give members and their families three days of services, seminars and socialising. The Biennial Weekend at Home will be held from Friday 22 until Sunday 24 May 2020. Full … Read More
[Blog] My incredible experience at Netzer Veidah
12 March 2020 By Martha Slater Earlier this year, I got the privilege of being able to attend Netzer Veidah – the decision-making forum for our global youth movement – in Jerusalem, as a representative of LJY-Netzer I had high hopes and was extremely excited for Veidah, but even then … Read More
LJ Inter-Community Cyber Quiz set for Sunday 22 March
6 March 2020 On the evening of Sunday 22 March, 10 Liberal Judaism communities will participate in the LJ Inter-Community Cyber Quiz. Joining hosts South Bucks Jewish Community and last year’s winners Dublin Progressive Jewish Congregation will be participants from Bedford, Birmingham, Brighton, Kent, Leicester, Nottingham, Three Counties and York. … Read More
Learn about the time Shammai’s students killed Hillel’s
2 March 2020 Student Rabbi Gabriel Kanter-Webber (pictured) will be leading a special one-off Education Hub class this Wednesday. Entitled ‘When Shammai’s Students Killed Hillel’s Students’ it will look at a fast day that used to be in the Jewish calendar on the Ninth of Adar. Gabriel said: “On the … Read More
Leading professor to deliver next WCLS lunchtime lecture
28 February 2020 Professor Glenn Levine will deliver the next in the popular West Central Liberal Synagogue (WCLS) Shabbat lunchtime lecture series. Professor Levine will lead a presentation and discussion titled A Short History of Yiddish: From Medieval Yudentaytsh to the 21st Century ‘YidLife Crisis’. He will trace the history … Read More
Crouch End father and daughter win EcoSynagogue Award
20 February 2020 Crouch End Chavurah’s Leah Bindman Cohen and her father Dave Cohen were honoured at the EcoSynagogue Awards 2020. The pair won a joint prize at the ceremony, held in conjunction with the Board of Deputies of British Jews, for their contributions in helping the Chavurah become greener. … Read More
Biennial Weekend keynote speakers announced
12 Februrary 2020 Liberal Judaism is delighted to announce the keynote speakers for our movement’s flagship event of 2020 – the Biennial Weekend. Titled Liberal Judaism’s Collaboratory, the weekend will focus on the collaborations that make Liberal Judaism and its partners stronger together, and our keynote speakers are all perfectly … Read More
Become a Liberal Judaism exhibition curator
10 February 2020 Liberal Judaism is offering a free hands-on training evening for all those who want to help us conceptualise and create a groundbreaking multi-media exhibition for our Lily’s Legacy project. We are seeking to build a pioneering volunteer exhibition curator team for the project, which will detail the … Read More
Valentine’s special at Liberal Jewish Synagogue Film Club
6 February 2020 The Liberal Jewish Synagogue (LJS) Film Club returns next week with a special screening to mark Valentine’s Day. The club will show An Israeli Love Story, directed by Dan Wolman, on Wednesday 12 February from 7pm. The film – which is in Hebrew with English subtitles – … Read More
Exhibition to honour Slovak who saved 1,300 Jews opens in UK
27 January 2020 Northwood & Pinner Liberal Synagogue was the venue for the British launch of the Slovakian Embassy’s exhibition ‘Aron Grünhut – Rescuer of the Jews and Human Rights Defender’. Marking Holocaust Memorial Day, the Ambassador of Slovakia Lubomir Rehak, together with the Deputy Ambassador of Israel Sharon Bar-Li, … Read More